[2] He was a New Brighton city councilman from 1961 to 1965, and a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1969 to 1982.

He was reelected four times, before he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Ron Klink in 1992.

[2] Kolter was implicated in the Congressional Post Office scandal that also ensnared Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski of Illinois.

He pleaded guilty to conspiring with the House Postmaster to embezzle $9,300 in taxpayer funds and received a six-month prison sentence.

[2][3][4] Kolter was also fined $20,000 and ordered to pay restitution for the amount converted.